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President Truman stated in a speach that the US will support Greece and Turkey economically and militarilly to help them avoid falling into the Soviet sphere.
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The USA's program to help Europe rebuild thier economy after the end of World War II to stop the spread of comunisum. The plan was in operation for four years.
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Sent to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. 200,000 flights were sent over one year which provided up to 4700 tons of goods needed by the Burman's.
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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) An organization of collective defence which members have to agree to a mutual defense when in response to an external party attack.
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War between South Korea which were supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by China. It was the result of the political division of Korea
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Korean War Ends
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A mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Europe. This treaty was the initiative of the Soviet Union. The Warsaw Pact was basically a military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
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First time a soviet leader visit America. Eisenhower later agreed to visit Moscow but was cancelled due to a U-2 incident. “Because of our importance in the world, it is vital that we understand each other better.” -Eisenhower
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An unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba
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This was the closest the anyone has ever came to nuclear war. The US and Cuba were prepared to use the battlefield with nuclear weapons to defend themselves if invaded President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev had avoided the war.
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This was apart of the Space Race which was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to claim that we have better technology in the means of space exploration.
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This was the first time a president visited the people of China.
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Brought together East and West Germany and was torn down because it was the end of the cold war.
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Communisum was stopped because money wasn't available. In result Russia became a democracy.
